Redemption

Edwards is a liar. That should be the headline. Simple and pure, that is what the people of America actually want to know. Edwards had plenty of chances to answer the questions, and to come clean with the truth. Why would he run for President after this affair thinking no one would care? We live in an age where anyone with access to a computer can do investigations of all kinds. It was not realistic for him to even to get on the ticket.

Then you add to his affair, Elisabeth has a reoccurrence of inoperable breast cancer. He still didn’t drop out, at the time I thought he was the most selfish man on earth. Little did I know why he wanted to continue his campaign, I feel it was more about the woman he seemed infatuated with more than his family.

Elisabeth is a bit out of touch to blame the media when her husband is the one with the sin on his hands, not just the sin of infidelity but the sin of lying. America loves redemption, we hope for a man or woman to hit rock bottom and rise to the top. The sad truth is if Edwards had come clean when the National Enquirer approached him in the fall, America would be over this trial.

My grandfather was a terrible father and husband but the best grandfather I have ever seen in my lifetime. He made huge mistakes. He did hit the bottom and come back up. This doesn’t mean the ones he hurt on the way down adored him like I did but I know my grandfather loved me and he made sure we knew we were special gifts to him. I would see his regretful moments of tearing up a family, but by loving my brothers, my cousins and me so completely we all knew he experienced a true turn around. It was not pretty, easy, or quick but it happened. I don’t know if at this late date in Elisabeth’s life Edwards has time to redeem himself to her and the kids. That is what he should do if he has loved her as deeply as he said, but somehow my trust in him willing to put others before himself is not strong.

Which comes to my ending point, anyone running for public office has an open door on his or her morals. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. Meaning you cannot say how you are a great husband and father then cat around all night long. America doesn’t buy that scenario, and any candidate should expect if the voters find out your goose is cooked. Doesn’t matter if you have a great family or a lot of money, nobody wants a person they know is a habitual liar as a representative. So move on, get on with your life and know you are a great candidate. This is common sense but apparently, somebody needs to tell people, good gravy people I don’t care what party you are with. Nobody wants to wonder where an elected official is sleeping at night, we want somebody to show up and do their job that we elect them for.

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